Chapter 1089: I Will Act

Life in Yixian City was plain for Luo Chen; apart from the excitement of glimpsing a corner of this world through ancient books, most of it could even be called tedious.

But for the natives living in it, every moment was filled with intense confrontations.

Especially surrounding the position of "City Lord," the two major candidates in Yixian City were now engaged in intense open and secret struggles.

The previous robbery of the caravan by the Meteor Bandits was just the tip of the iceberg.

Once inside the city, the two Xiao brothers fought more and more fiercely.

Promoting confidants, excluding dissidents, suppressing the other side, and even later, it was openly weakening the other side's power through bribery and assassination.

Among them, Xiao Zirui, who was originally scheduled as one of the five candidates for the "martial arts duel to determine the master," was quite special; he was not only a Furnace Realm martial arts expert but also a member of the Xiao family.

Being able to get his support was equivalent to taking a big step forward in the competition for the City Lord position.

But unexpectedly, Xiao Zirui, who had always supported Xiao Feng, disappeared a few days ago.

This really caught Xiao Feng off guard.

"What happened?" Luo Chen asked.

Xiao Feng gave a bitter smile: "The problem is that nothing happened, and Xiao Zirui just disappeared, but I am sure he is definitely not dead; this attitude is just because he doesn't want to help me anymore."

Luo Chen pondered for a moment and nodded gently: "Looking at it this way, it should be a long-standing grievance."

Xiao Feng sighed; this was the only reason he could find.

Although he considered himself to have treated Xiao Zirui well, from the perspective of the person involved, he might have given far too little.

That was why the other party suddenly played the disappearing act when the time came.

Luo Chen was a bit curious: "Xiao Zirui's strength is not that great; since he has disappeared, you can just send another Furnace Realm martial artist!"

Xiao Feng waved his hand: "Furnace Realm martial artists are not that common; you think too lightly of it, Senior."

Luo Chen laughed dumbly.

Regarding the number of experts in this world, he had also learned a general idea through the "Travel Notes of Seventy-Two Cities."

Even though the Great Destruction Realm preserved the complete orthodox path of body refinement, because there was no spiritual energy, resources were lacking, and even the lifespan limit had a strange change, the number of high-level experts was far less than imagined.

Diamond Realm and Blood River Realm experts were everywhere; as long as one had some talent and was willing to spend time and energy to practice, one could always achieve something.

But the Furnace Realm, which had mastered the changes in Qi and blood, was very rare; no matter where it was, it was a rare talent.

And the Flawless Realm martial artist, who was said to have a perfect golden body, was even rarer; across the seventy-two cities, they were definitely City Lord-level existences!

Some large cities didn't even have a Flawless Realm expert sitting in them.

From this point of view, it was truly incredible that Uncle Tie was willing to be subordinate to Xiao Feng.

Xiao Feng took a deep breath and said solemnly: "And how can ordinary Furnace Realm martial artists compare with you, Senior? If you fight, you will surely win a match steadily. Plus the other four top experts I have prepared, I only need to win two more matches, and this City Lord position will be within my grasp."

Luo Chen asked curiously: "Will your Uncle Tie, who has cultivated the Flawless Golden Body, also fight?"

Xiao Feng was stunned, but then nodded with a complex expression.

Sure enough, this outsider who made even Uncle Tie feel troubled could not be underestimated; he could actually see through Uncle Tie's true realm.

Xiao Feng had always hidden the news of Uncle Tie breaking through to the Flawless Realm; this was his biggest trump card!

After his father left, Xiao Feng invested massive resources into Uncle Tie and even used a forbidden secret technique for this, which allowed Uncle Tie to break through secretly a few years ago.

Yet he didn't expect that all of this was so clearly visible in Luo Chen's eyes.

Luo Chen clicked his tongue twice: "Actually, why go to such trouble? You could just let him act secretly and eliminate Xiao Yun, couldn't you?"

Eliminate Xiao Yun?

Xiao Feng's mouth went dry; he found that this senior seemed to be a bit unscrupulous in his actions.

"Xiao Yun is my second brother after all!"

Just like Xiao Zirui, even if he complained about Xiao Feng, he only disappeared and stepped out of the matter in the end, without turning around to deal with Xiao Feng. The internal struggle of the Xiao family still adhered to the bottom line of blood kinship.

Regarding this, Luo Chen was noncommittal.

This Great Destruction Realm clearly had broken laws and no Great Dao, as the ancestor of the Xiao family said, yet these descendants still limited their own struggles within the rules of the game; what were they trying to achieve?

"Senior?" Xiao Feng called out tentatively.

Luo Chen waved his hand: "Just arrange me in, but it's best to arrange the order last. If the first three matches are won, I will be saved the trouble. If the first three matches are lost directly, I will also be relaxed. If it really comes to the decisive moment, I will act."

Xiao Feng opened his mouth, but finally bowed and saluted.

"Then thank you, Senior. I promise that regardless of whether you act or not, after the matter is accomplished, the monthly offerings will be doubled. Even the Mi Immortal Smoke specially supplied to Worry-Free City can be provided to you by the box every year."

After speaking, Xiao Feng left hurriedly.

Luo Chen recalled it for a moment and finally gave a mocking laugh.

For him, it didn't matter whether the City Lord of Yixian City was Xiao Feng or Xiao Yun. What he sought was just a place for quiet cultivation.

……

Boom……

Suddenly, a thunderclap exploded, followed by continuous thunder.

Like a tide, it rolled in.

Inside the quiet room, Luo Chen woke up suddenly.

Compared to ordinary martial artists, he was more sensitive to this thunder, and even had a bit of fear.

In his peak state, this situation would almost never happen.

Whether it was the Thunder Essence fused into his natal magic treasure or the heavenly tribulation suffered when breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage, both could greatly enhance the primordial spirit's resistance to heavenly thunder.

Only this soul-shaking thunder of the Great Destruction Realm made him uncomfortable!

Luo Chen simply stopped condensing Dan-energy and ceased his cultivation.

Another two months had passed, and he had already condensed the second batch of Dan-energy; now he had seventy-two Dan-seeds!

If this situation were told, it would surely drop everyone's jaws.

Even Wang Yuan, who created the "Divine Gang Fighting Qi" and proposed the perfect method for breaking through the realm, would be dumbfounded.

The thirty-six Dan-seeds that formed the celestial cycle were already the limit Wang Yuan envisioned, but Luo Chen had condensed seventy-two.

Each one could independently form a Dan and generate Gang-energy, turning the body into a furnace!

The reason he could break the limit on Wang Yuan's foundation was that Luo Chen combined his past cultivation knowledge to find another way through array and alchemy, constructing a second small celestial cycle.

In Luo Chen's calculations, he could completely construct another small celestial cycle, at which point he would break through to the Furnace Realm with one hundred and eight Dan-seeds!

Even then, it still couldn't fully refine Luo Chen's source blood.

There was no way; it was just that the foundation of his body was too terrifying.

Luo Chen didn't force it; the remaining half of the source blood wouldn't be wasted, as it would have other uses later.

Throwing on a thin outer robe, Luo Chen came to the study window.

Looking at the dim sky with white snakes dancing in the early morning, he muttered to himself:

"Spring thunder sounds, all things grow; the special envoy from Worry-Free City should be coming soon, right!" ===== CHAPTER 1092 =====